Unit B – Story Characters
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore how authors use characters in a story with a familiar setting, add the prefixes in and im to word roots, match the correct determinants to nouns and link sentence clauses using the conjunctions based on The Angel of Nitshill Road, Anne Fine.
Explore how authors describe and use characters in a story with a familiar setting, add the prefixes in and im to roots, match determinants to nouns and use conjunctions to link sentence clauses
Lesson One : Word Sums
Identify and record changes that can happen to the spelling and meaning of different word roots when adding the prefixes in and im
Lesson Two : Word Determinants
Select and record how to use the correct determinants that should precede different nouns beginning with a range of vowels or consonants
Lesson Three : Sentence Links
Practise using conjunctions to link different sentence clauses about some of the characters that feature in a story that takes place in a school
Lesson Four : Character Lists
Select and make collections of vocabulary words that can be used in sentences with matching conjunctions to describe characters in a story with a familiar setting
Lesson Five : School Report
Select and record a list of vocabulary words that can be used when composing a report to describe a character from a story with a familiar setting to illustrate their impact on the narrative
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Classic Animal Stories
Investigate the structure and content of classic works of fiction by significant authors with animals as the main characters
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Cities, Towns and Villages
Research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition
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Recycling
Research and present some of the benefits and disadvantages that can be produced when recycling different materials at home and in school
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Viking Pots
Develop and refine a range of different art and design techniques when working with clay to make pots that represent Viking culture and traditions